Our Services

We offer a full range of public relations/communications services to meet your organization’s goals and needs.

Communications Planning

You have a goal for your business or organization -- but need a strategic plan to help you get there.

We will:

  • Conduct the research necessary to understand where you are
  • Identify key audiences and develop key messages
  • Help you define your communication goals and objectives
  • Create a plan that outlines your challenges and opportunities
  • Provide strategic recommendations for implementation
  • Evaluate the success of your plan against pre-established measurements

Advocacy

You need to communicate your organization’s position or issue to government officials and regulators while demonstrating constituent support.

We will:

  • Undertake the fundamental research
  • Work with you to determine the objectives
  • Design the strategy
  • Develop print, broadcast, collateral and social media communications vehicles
  • Help you reach out to key decision makers
  • Work with you to build community and stakeholder support
The Vancouver Fair Tax Coalition: Building support to advocate change

Media Relations/Social Media

You want to work with the media to inform the public about a particular issue, activity or product, but don’t know how to connect with them.

We will:

  • Create targeted media lists
  • Develop key messages
  • Write news releases, backgrounders and fact sheets
  • Prepare and distribute media kits
  • Coordinate news conferences
  • Pitch your story to the right people
  • Use social media to get the message out
Yaktrax: Media relations for a unique consumer product

Issue and Crisis Communications

You're suddenly in the spotlight because of a strike, industrial accident, product tampering or the demands of a special interest group.

We will:

  • Work with you to develop plans to mitigate or defuse the situation
  • Manage media requests and interviews
  • Provide on-the-spot media training
  • Support you and your organization during stressful situations

Media Training

You or your team will be facing the media, and you want to be prepared. We’ll give you the skills and knowledge you need.

We will:

  • Help you understand how the news media works
  • Provide training based on your specific issue
  • Put you through your paces in a simulated interview
  • Give you the opportunity to see yourself on-camera
  • Provide critiques and tips on how to improve

Presentation and Speech Training

You have an important presentation, or have been invited to speak to a large gathering.

We will:

  • Design the presentation or speech outline
  • Write the materials and speaking notes
  • Develop presentation materials and handouts if required
  • Coach you (and your team) to an outstanding performance
  • Build your confidence on the podium

Event Management

You want to hold an awards ceremony, festival, seminar, meeting or a product launch. We can help.

We will:

  • Identify specific marketing and communication goals
  • Provide creative and original approaches
  • Manage the event planning process
  • Liaise with suppliers
  • Ensure the event is on time and on budget
Industrial Alliance Pacific Insurance and Financial Services Inc.: Olympic engagement experience
BC Safety Authority: Lieutenant governor’s awards for public safety

Community Relations

You have a plan or a project that requires community input and support, or you want to raise awareness about a particular issue.

We will:

  • Develop a plan that helps connect you and your message with the community
  • Work with individuals, regulators, special interest groups, opinion leaders and stakeholders
  • Develop materials to effectively reach your community
  • Design and facilitate community meetings and consultations
  • Monitor attitudes and opinions within the community
The Community Against Preventable Injuries: Building awareness through media relations

Writing Services

You need to write a company newsletter, revise your website copy or prepare a speech. Our professional writers will do the work.

We will:

  • Use our creative writing skills to create copy that comes alive
  • Keep messages clear and concise
  • Edit documents for accuracy, grammar and spelling errors

What People Are Saying

In working with consultants, my approach is to work as partners and not the traditional client-consultant scenario. That’s how I like to work.

As well, it is important that a communications consulting firm invest the time to learn my business – which is complex – and Contemporary Communications has done that in a relatively short time. They respond quickly to requests for services and meet deadlines.

Roger Young
Leader, Public Affairs
British Columbia Safety Authority

“We would like to express our gratitude to you and your company for all the expert advice and guidance during our recent media “experience.” Boy, did we ever learn a lot.”

Barb Lea,
Abreast In A Boat

It has been our pleasure working with you and all at Red Rocket on (the Tsleil-Waututh Nation’s book and media package). We received many accolades on our products – from media people on the media kits to tourists on the books!  We even donated 1,000 of the postcards to the Vancouver Athlete’s Village during the Olympic Games so that athlete’s could write home to loved ones (which also promotes the Nation via our website listed on the back!).

Andrew Van Eden
2010 Senior Project Manager
Tsleil-Waututh Nation

Just wanted to send a big thank you for your speech-writing and coaching skills that helped to make Saturday’s events such a positive and fun experience.

Dr. Ian Gillespie
President, BC Medical Association

Contemporary Communications worked with the Arthritis Research Centre of Canada on the development of a fresh new brand identity, and helped us to increase our profile.

Contemporary’s staff have been crucial in helping us deal effectively and quickly with emerging issues in arthritis research.

Senator Pat Carney
Director, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada
Chair, Communications Committee

Contemporary Communications has taken the time to learn about our organization and has shown great knowledge and expertise in developing communications plans and strategies for us. They have helped us bring our workplace health and safety message to a broader audience using the full communications toolkit.

Scott McCloy
WorkSafeBC

I would like to offer my personal thanks for the great contribution (Contemporary Communications) made in assisting the BC Pacific Salmon Forum in the release of our Final Report.

You very ably stepped in at a critical time and … the content, presentation and public release of our Final Report went much more smoothly than we could have anticipated. To be able to take on such a controversial subject with no ‘learning curve’ is a demonstration of the skill and talent of your company. You are to be commended for a job well done.

Hon. John A Fraser
Chair, B.C. Pacific Salmon Forum

Contemporary Communications has generated coverage of Yaktrax reaching more than three million Canadians, boosted sales by more than 200 per cent, and almost doubled the number of retailers interested in carrying this winter footwear device.

Contemporary Communications has proven to us that public relations can have an impact on our bottom line.

Kuts Shoji
Shoji Marketing